Battagram Tehsil is surrounded by Allai, Shangla and Kohistan on the north and the east, and by the Kaghan Valley and Mansehra on the west. Battagram Tehsil is separated from Allai on the north by a range of mountains rising to over, and from Mansehra by another range running from the Afghanistan border to the Indus above Thakot. The total area of Tehsil Battagram is about 300 square miles. Wheat, barley, corn, and rice are grown, and the mountain slopes at the eastern end are covered with forests. Cis-Indus Swatis is the dominant tribe of the Tehsil Battagram. Khan culture is dominant in the Battagram Valley. The Swatis of Hazara are the descendants from Swat. They drove Hindus from the upper Hazara and settled in Mansehra District and Battagram. The valley was ruled by Khans until 1949 when they signed the Instrument of Accession with Pakistan. In 1971, Battagram Tehsil was merged into Pakistan as an administrative part of the Battagram sub-division. In 1993, Battagram was upgraded to the status of a district and Battagram became one of the Tehsil of Battagram district.
2005 earthquake
The Battagram valley was badly affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake on October 8, 2005. More than 4,500 people were killed and approximately 35,000 were seriously injured.
Administration
The city of Battagram serves as the Tehsil headquarters; The Tehsil is subdivided into 12 Union Councils:
Consensus information
According to 2007 Pakistan Census, he population of Battagram Tehsil is 296,198, according to 2007 Pakistan Census.
People
The area is mainly inhabited by Pashto-speaking Pathan tribes, the Swati and Syed. The Pashtun tribes are divided into many sub-tribes, including Ghouri Bhel, Younas Khel, Khadar Khani, Arghoshal, Behram Khel, Raza Khani, Malakal, Mula Khel, Shams Khel, Deshan, Al-Sadatfamilies, Sahibzadgan, and Nikakhel Akhon Khail. They have fought for the land in the past, but for the last decade, the fighting has ceased. The people often solve their problems with Jirga system in villages. People of Battagram do not have any proper source of income and mostly depend upon agriculture.
